Originally published at National Catholic Register
On a warm Saturday evening in October, a dozen young professional single men in their 20s brought their Catholic household into the street outside their St. Paul, Minnesota, duplex, showing neighbors, friends and family that their community life is about fun as well as faith.
At their second-annual “Bosco Fest,” block party, the men of Don Bosco House (DBH) got their city and neighbors to agree to close off the block so they could offer live music from their open porch, bring in a food truck, and provide games and a movie for the mostly-young-adult crowd. The party takes its name from the house’s patron, 19th-century Italian Salesian priest St. John Bosco (also called “Don Bosco”), who is known for his work with young people.
“We witness to what we’ve built here, which non-Catholics should be able to see as something that’s good, something that’s really fruitful, but it’s not specifically religious,” said Michael Ennis, 23, current leader of the intentionally Catholic house and has lived there for two years.
Fun isn’t the top priority for men at “The Bosco,” ages 21 to 25, who are mostly in their first post-college professional jobs. But they say seeking holiness
